Polymorphism in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is associated with reduced insulin secretion in nondiabetic women.

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Polymorphism in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is associated with reduced insulin secretion in nondiabetic women. Abstract Text:

Julian Munoz,Kerry H Lok,Barbara A Gower,Jose R Fernandez,Gary R Hunter,Cristina Lara-Castro,Maria De Luca,W Timothy Garvey,

Recently, the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene on chromosome 10q25.2 has been linked with type 2 diabetes among Caucasians, with disease associations noted for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs12255372 and rs7903146. To investigate mechanisms by which TCF7L2 could contribute to type 2 diabetes, we examined the effects of these SNPs on clinical and metabolic traits affecting glucose homeostasis in 256 nondiabetic female subjects (138 European Americans and 118 African Americans) aged 7-57 years. Outcomes included BMI, percent body fat, insulin sensitivity (S(i)), acute insulin response to glucose (AIR(g)), and the disposition index (DI). Homozygosity for the minor allele (TT) of SNP rs12255372 occurred in 9% of individuals and was associated with a 31% reduction in DI values in a recessive model. The at-risk allele TT was also associated with lower AIR(g) adjusted for S(i) in both ethnic groups, whereas rs12255372 genotype was not associated with measures of adiposity or with S(i). The T allele of rs12255372 was also associated with increased prevalence of impaired fasting glucose. Genotypes at rs7903146 were not associated with any metabolic trait. Lower S(i) and higher AIR(g) observed in the African-American compared with the European-American subgroup could not be explained by the TCF7L2 genotype. Our data suggest that the TCF7L2 gene is an important factor regulating insulin secretion, which could explain its association with type 2 diabetes.

Polymorphism in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is associated with reduced insulin secretion in nondiabetic women. Publishing Authors By Initials

J Munoz,KH Lok,BA Gower,JR Fernandez,GR Hunter,C Lara-Castro,M De Luca,WT Garvey,

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Polymorphism in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is associated with reduced insulin secretion in nondiabetic women. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr

Journal: Diabetes

VOLUME: 55

Page Numbers: 3630-4

Journal Abbreviation: Diabetes

ISSN: 0012-1797

DAY: 3

MONTH: Dec

YEAR: 2006

Polymorphism in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is associated with reduced insulin secretion in nondiabetic women. Information

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KEYWORDS: TCF Transcription Factors

MESH TERMS: genetics

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Substance Name: Insulin

Registry Number: 11061-68-0

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AFFILIATION: Department of Nutrition Sciences, 1675 Webb Nutrition Sciences Building, Room 241, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. munozj@uab.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NIDDK

GRANT: R01 DK58278

ACRONYM: DK

MEDLINETA: Diabetes

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